| Model Number |
N/A |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
|
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
|
| Date of Event |
12/03/2025
|
|
Type of Reportable Event
|
Malfunction
|
|
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
|
|
H11: section a through f - the information provided by bd represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to bd.The device has not been received by the manufacturer for evaluation.Each event reported to bd is evaluated and investigated in accordance with our complaint investigation procedures.The investigation process includes, but is not limited to, evaluation of the event details provided by the complaint facility, a review of complaint history, manufacturing records and risk document where applicable, and an evaluation of the subject device when available to identify potential contributing factors.
|
| |
|
Event or Problem Description
|
|
It was reported that the medication is leaking from the catheter.There was no reported patient injury.
|
| |
|
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
|
|
H11: section a through f - the information provided by bd represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to bd.The complaint of a leaking catheter was confirmed.The product returned for evaluation was one 5 fr d/l groshong nxt catheter.The investigation findings are consistent with catheter damage caused by contact with a sharp-edged instrument such as a scalpel.The returned product sample was evaluated, and a split was observed near the 45 cm depth marking.Microscopic examination of the catheter split confirmed it was typical of contact with a sharp bladed instrument, and the characteristics observed which supported this type of failure included: ¿ the fracture surface was reflective in nature and contained a striated pattern.This can occur due to pattern transfer of the sharpened edge typically found on a scalpel-type instrument.¿ sharply formed fracture edges.¿ planar shape to the fracture surface.These observed features are indicative of damage caused by a sharp-edged instrument such as a scalpel.This complaint will be recorded for future trending and monitoring purposes.
|
| |
|
Search Alerts/Recalls
|